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Drug suspect arrested, P544,000 shabu seized in Dumangas buy-bust
29+ min ago (302+ words) OPERATIVES OF the Dumangas Municipal Council Police Station under the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (Ippo) arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized about 80 grams of shabu worth P544,000 in Barangay Tabucan, Dumangas, Iloilo at 3 p.m. March 12, 2026. Police identified the suspect as alias…...
Tell it to SunStar: When constructive criticism is answered with libel
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (333+ words) Tell it to SunStar: When constructive criticism is answered with libel'SunStar Publishing Inc. By Environmentalists Stand Against Corruption Alliance Environmentalists Stand Against Corruption Alliance expresses its full support for our member, John Sherwin Felix, a food heritage advocate and founder…...
BFAR 7, PAF join forces vs illegal fishing
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (209+ words) ILLEGAL fishers in Central Visayas may soon face tighter enforcement as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 partners with the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The collaboration was formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed by BFAR 7 Director Mario…...
ICI chair eyes winding up of ad hoc body's affairs by month's end
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (205+ words) MANILA" The Independent Commission for Infrastructure has formally turned over to the Ombudsman all documents and evidence gathered in the course of its investigation into anomalies in "ghost" flood control projects. In a statement Friday, ICI chair retired Suoreme Court…...
Mayor orders probe into ‘mass shooting threat’ in school
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (382+ words) BACOLOD City Mayor Greg Gasataya has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to conduct a thorough investigation on the alleged mass shooting threat against a private school in the city. Gasataya said the City Government has been alerted to…...
Drug den maintainer killed, 4 other arrested in Barmm
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (288+ words) A DRUG den maintainer was killed in a shootout while four others were arrested in an anti-drug operation in the Special Geographical Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm). The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in…...
Focus crimes in Davao decline
1+ day, 48+ min ago (331+ words) THE Police Regional Office-Davao Region (PRO-Davao) reported a significant decrease in focus crime incidents for the first two months of 2026 compared to the same period last year." PRO-Davao spokesperson Police Major Catherine Dela Rey, confirmed that the city recorded 204 focus…...
Grammarly faces class-action lawsuit over AI ‘expert review’ feature
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (114+ words) Grammarly faces class-action lawsuit over AI "expert review" feature'SunStar Publishing Inc. GRAMMARLY is facing a class-action lawsuit over an artificial intelligence feature that allegedly presented editing suggestions as if they came from well-known authors and academics without their consent. The…...
Malilong: Praying and badmouthing the ICC
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (459+ words) At the Palace of Justice many years ago, I watched a colleague passionately argue his client's prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a writ of preliminary injunction against a government-owned bank. "The interest of substantial…...
P382M cigarette materials seized in Apalit town
3+ day, 7+ min ago (150+ words) Authorities seized P382 million worth of illicit cigarette materials following two separate operations conducted in Apalit, Pampanga recently. With this, the government has prevented an estimated "93.77-million in potential excise tax losses, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said. The BIR…...